The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-04-06

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has been very i'll with the same disease, but
is now better. Mrs. Burbank was woman
! of unusual strength of character, and for
many years faithful professor of religion.
! go Mrs. Louisa Courtney died very sud
| denly, early Friday morning of pneumonia.
! The funeral services were held ON Sunday,
! Rev. MIR. Knapp officiating. = Mrs.
! Frank S. Allen died Friday night. She had
! been rapidly failing for some weeks with
! quick consumption. Rev. Mr.. Knapp at
| tended the funeral services on Monday
- c. II. Scribner, who has been very i'll
with pneumonia is now thought to be re-
| covering. &C. Fitield Bohonon expects to
90 on the road again with his peddlers cart
as soon as the roads permit. ==- Joseph
| Mcconnell lost a horse last week. 60
Chester ID. Clough has rented Lyman Deni-
sons farm for five years, and has taken pos
session. Mr.. Denison will remain there for
the present. - George NJ. Medcalf has
bought the Charles Jones farm on the West
hill for 81 200, and has moved there. 80
#. Herbert Dearborn has bought for $500
the land on the East hill formerly own by
the late w. l.. Churchill. - Miss
Blanche Corliss, who has been quite i'll at
Montpelier, has returned home. - The
Methodist pulpit was occupied last Sunday
by Rev. Mr.. Jones of the Iowa Conference,
who is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Paulina Niles.
His sermon is very highly spoken of. -
Union Fast day services at the Congrega-
tional church Friday morning. - APP
propriate Easter services will be held at
each of the village churches next Sunday
evening.
Corinth.
THERE is quite religious interest in the
Free Baptist society at the Meadows. Social
meetings have been holden three evenings
in each week. Some hopeful conversions
are reported 60 The roads are in as good
condition as they have been the past win
ter. Some difficulty is experienced in turn
O11tp n IF ha ~ 4 ha
snow. 80 George G. Hastings and his
father, Daniel Hastings, have dissolved
partnership, and George is to occupy the
farm and house lately vacated by b. S.
Sleeper, who has removed his family to the
Ira Berry place for the present but purposes
to remove to Canada when the travelling
will permit. - On account of the deep
snow and bad weather but few have at
tempted to enter their sugar-places. A few
were opening roads the latter part of last
week. - Hay is plenty and many will
probably summer hay, Judging from the
present outlook.
East Corinth.
AT the annual school-meeting in district
No. 10 it was voted to have thrty-two
weeks of school-ten in the summer, ten in
the fall and twelve in the winter A tax of
twenty cents on the dollar was also voted
- The county examination of teachers
was held at this place March Doth and 3Oth
last Friday evening. All had a pleasant
time.
Orange.
WILLIAM COOLEY, who has been carrying
on o. Fifield's Waterman farm for the past
three years, has rented and moved on to the
Childs farm at Cutters Corners, owned by
John Trow. A Mr.. Shuttle of Berlin is to
move on TO the farm vacated by Mr.. Cooley.
60 Farmers have nearly all hired help
for the coming season. Good hands are
getting $50 a month. Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Bacon are at work for G. Il. Gale, Frank
Flanders for w. w. Wilson, Levi Carr for
n. S. Waterman, Sanborn boy from West
Topsham for A. S. Martyr, Harry Brock
for Ira Hutchinson, G.. W. Beede for g. j.
Cook and Oliver Ferrend and son William
for r. p. Lord. - Mrs. Cynthia Strong
Sargent, an aged and respected lady, is
quite low with consumption She is the
last of large family who were raised in
this town. She is living with Mrs. Henry
Jackson at present. - Mrs. S. NJ. Coffin
is taking care of Mrs Ward Hutchinson of
Waits River. Mrs. Hutchinson is the
youngest sister of G.. l.. jackson of this
town. She is very low with consumption.
West Randolph.
THE Grand Army boys hold a sociable at
the Christian vestry Friday night. -
Union Fast day services will be held in the
Christian church. George O. Bruce
Methodist Sunday-school. - Mr.. Hub
bard of Rochester is moving into the White
house on South Pleasant street, which he re-
Gently purchased. - G. W. Barnes is
laying the foundation of his new house on
Weston street. - About thirty young
friends of Winthrop Abbott gave him sur
prise party recently. - The Good Tenn
plars' lodge is prospecting, ten or twelve
having joined this quarter. David
Dixie of Bethel has moved into his new
house. - ID. c. Woodward has returned
from the West. He has engaged to travel
for the Garfield Oil Company of Cleveland
Ohio. - John Hobart and wife came
from Barrett's junction Saturday night
and will have charge of the post-oflice
under the new postmaster - The base
ball club has elected j. j. Butterfeld man.
ager and j. IL. Callahan captain. - Rev,
s. A. Parker preached in Mechanics Hall
Sunday afternoon. Subject, Life and In
tiuence of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher."
- Frank Holman of Providence, r.. l..
has been visiting in town. - Mrs. w.
Bates Nichols has gone to Nova Scotia
where her husband is overseer in a mining
camp. - Mrs. S. w. Dixie and daughter
have been visiting in town. - Albert
Gay and wife of Gaysville were at Mrs.
Gays fathers over Sunday. - AFRO
Bowen and son have returned to Dakota.
- New carpets have been purchased
for the halls and stairways of the Red Lion
Inn. - Moulton Brothers sold three
horses at a combination sale in New York
the Odd ultimo for S2,225.
West TOpsham.
In the case of State Us. the Magoons
Loren swore that on the oath of last Sep
TENDER Silas Magoon proposed that Asa,
Loren and Slas go that night to one STRAIT
toms, in Washington, and steal some honey:
that they did go, using cigar clippings to
Kill the bees, and got large tin pailful,
besides some that they brought in their
hands; that they stopped at his place, car
ried the honey into the house, and his wife
and wifes sister got up and helped kill
some remaining bees that were amongst the
honey, and that they left small portion of
it at his house and carried the rest away.
The two women corroborated the testimony.
The state put in their evidence and rested
The respondents took an appeal to county
court and were put under $50 bonds. Silas
procured bail, but Asa could not, and was
committed to Orange county Jail to await
trial next June. After Loren gave in his
testimony he came up among the missing,
and has not been seen about here since. 1t
is rumored that he was to be arrested Tor
stealing turkeys. - The snow is so deep
that many of the farmers will not attempt
sugar-making this spring. - Next Sun
day Elder Reynolds breaches his farewell
sermon 1t is hoped he may be returned
here by conference. - Lester Sanborn
has moved from II. NJ. Harvey's farm into
the house with Ruth Sanborn and Foren
Church has moved on to Harvey's farm.
Tunbridge.